Guwahati: The assistant block development officer cum Secretary of the Dhula Gaon Panchayat in Darrang district of Assam has been arrested by the sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption for accepting bribe on Wednesday.
The arrested assistant BDO has been identified as Sujit Thakuria.
He was trapped and apprehended red handed by the officials of the anti corruption cell while allegedly accepting demanded money for passing a running bill in connection with a contractual work.
Meanwhile, taking to twitter, ADGP (Law & Order) GP Singh wrote, “Shri Sujit Thakuria, Asstt. BDO-cum-Secretary, Dhula Gaon Panchayat, District Darrang has been trapped and arrested red handed today by @DIR_VAC_ASSAM while accepting demanded money for passing a running bill in connection with a contractual work. “
The Assam Police have published two helpline lines and advised individuals to report any type of financial demands made by government personnel. The following helpline numbers have been provided for citizens to report cases of bribery: 0361-2462295 and 1800-3453767.